Overview
- Description
- The postcard was written by Albert Rapp in Buchenwald concentration camp to his wife, Matilde Rapp, in Frankfurt, Germany. In the postcard, he asks his wife not to worry and assures her that he is fine. He asks her to send him a package containing stockings, handkerchiefs, an undershirt, a jacket, a piece of soap, a toothbrush, and various other supplies for himself and his brother, Arthur, who was also incarcerated. Last, he asks for information regarding their dealings with the United States consulate in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Date
-
creation:
1938 December 19
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Rapp
- Collection Creator
- Albert Rapp
- Biography
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Albert (1879-1949) and Matilde Rapp (1884-1955) lived in Gross-Umstadt, Germany when the Nazis rose to power. Following Kristallnach in November 1938, Albert Rapp, president of the Jewish community in Gross-Umstadt, was arrested and incarcerated in Buchenwald. After about two months, he was released due to the efforts of his wife, Matilde, as well as their Gentile physicain, Dr. Gefe. They soon fled to the Netherlands where they stayed in a transit camp until they received permission to join their son, Eric Rapp, who had immigrated to the United States in 1935. Albert and Matilde Rapp arrived in the United States in 1939.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Postcards. Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Albert Rapp postcard is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Concentration camp inmates' writings--Germany. Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust survivors. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Rapp, Albert, 1879-1949. Rapp, Matilde, 1884-1955. Rapp, Arthur.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Eric Rapp donated the Albert Rapp postcard to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
Written by Albert Rapp (donor's father) to Mathilde Rapp (donor's mother) in Frankfurt, December 1938, Buchenwald concentration camp. - Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:11:38
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